Plasmid Interactions Can Improve Plasmid Persistence in Bacterial Populations
It is difficult to understand plasmid maintenance in the absence of selection and theoretical models predict the conditions for plasmid persistence to be limited. Plasmid-associated fitness costs decrease bacterial competitivity, while imperfect partition allows the emergence of plasmid-free cells d...
| Published in: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02033/full |